Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-03-11
BRIEFS.

women and children should 20
hedges for their shoes. He has just
lived an immense STOCK
Nv n.v On. Moser holds service each
r.'S,v evening at 7 o'clock at the Luth'
r i1.o church, and will continue to do SO
until Easter.
v,, W. P. Licklider has gotten in a
~ m simply of garden seeds, and gives
~" ,hlic notice of it by new adver-
ti.ement. Read it,
,umber Of arrests were made in
.,.s,own on Monday last by Deputy
w,-.hsl Mehan for violations OF the
internal revenue laws
,,;s rumored that important changes
MIA made in the schedule Of pas
,n.sr trains on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad next Sunday.
n r. Brown, who was tried at Ha-
,.r.,Own last week for the murder OF
-, pickett. was found "not guilty" by
,be jury and released from custody
Our sprightly and interesting contem'
.o,.rv the Hagerstown daily GIo6e,
Ia. started in on its ninth volume. Inc
OH, Is most excellent local daily.
charter has been granted for street
-gwsv in Roanoke, Va. The capital
..o.L will not be less than $4,000 nor
no,s than 500, 600 in shares of 500.
The corporation election will take
,,,cs on Monday next. Several tickets
rin be found in the REGISTER, and you
can take your choice. Choose the best.
r O. Rhodes, the man who was ar
,s,,ed in Luray some weeks ago for
hnrglsy, has been found guilty and
,.ntepced to eight years in the peniten-
lisry.
samuel S. Smeltzer, Esq, formerly a
,.,cber in Shepherd College at this
,l,cs has been elected mayor Of Staun-
Ton, Va, in the place of Jacob Yost, re-
signed.
Mr.. William +. Gilbert, well-known
citizen of Winchester, and proprietor Of
Gilberts iron foundry, died last week,
,ged &C years. His life was insured for
$4,000.
Cant. H.F. Barnhart desires us to
uale that his name was placed on the
CouDcil ticket without his authority.
Ne il not candidate for the Council
Oh any ticket.
The "Galilean Fishermen" had big
lime last week. A number of visiting
brethren from other places were here
cOnferring degrees, and their meetings
lasted nearly all night.
Mr.. John E. Applegarth, who has re-
sided in Berkeley county for the past
fifteen years, died at Martinsburg on
Monday aged IS years. He leaves an
estate valued at 100000.
A freight train came near iunning
into truck load of timber the other day
a, the bridge. The engineer did not see
the signals in time, and had hard work
stopping on the down grade.
Mr.. D. B. Lucas returned from
Charleston the latter part of last week,
having waited until he had secured his
credentials from Governor Wilson. He
wa. in Washington this week.
Arrangements are being made for n
grand reunion OF firemen from the
States of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir-
gnia and West Virginia, at Island
Park, on the 18th of July next.
The L. $. Senate, before adjournment,
passed the House bill for the relief Of
Wm. NJ. Morrison. of Shenandoah juno
ton, this county, to pay eighteen hun
bred dollars for Indian supplies.
Mr.. Edward Arthur has been buying
large quantities of old iron recently.
He purchased nearly twenty tons from
the Manufacturing Company last week.
The iron is shipped to Allegheny City,
Pa.
DR.. J. T. n. Maddox, a well-known
citizen OF Washington county, died on
Monday last very suddenly Of heart
disease. He was in his 18th year. DR..
Maddox was farmer of unusual intelli-
gence.
The missionary service held at the
Reformed church at Kearneysville on
tuesday evening was very enjoyable
one. An interesting programme had
been prepared, and the large audience
vent away delighted.
Steps are being taken to make effect
I've the subscription of Winchester
thirty thousand dollars-to the Martins
burg and Potomac Railroad. This looks
IS i the road will be built from Mar
tin'burg to Winchester.
hessrs. Aler & WisoDg, publishers Of
The Martinsburg Gazette. announce that
'hey will shortly begin the publication
Of daily paper in that place. providing
they are assured sufficient support to 20
ahead with the enterprise.
A valuable mill, together with most
o. 's contents, the property of Mr..
george Legg, in Berkeley county, was
destroyed by fire on Saturday night.
The fire originated from a defective flue .
lie loss is partially insured.
Major II. w. Blunt has bought Of Mr. .
David Billmyer his cansl-boat "Omega,
aud will use it for boating cement to
georgetown. We understand that Mr..
"m. l.. Arthur has the contract for
running the boat for Major Blunt.